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By Colbi Edmonds On September 17, 2023 The News Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico on Friday scaled back a temporary public health order restricting the carrying of firearms in the Albuquerque metro area, limiting a ban to only parks and playgrounds. The initial ban, which was issued Sept. 8 and was to have…

Sept. 13 incident at Alpine Bagel ends without injury and with suspect in custody. By Susan Hudson ON September 14, 2023 For the second time since the start of the fall semester, Carolina went on lockdown because an armed and dangerous person was on campus. Fortunately, the Sept. 13 incident ended more quickly and without…

By Madeleine Parrish On September 16, 2023 The Arizona Department of Education on Friday launched a website for its new tutoring program for students in grades 3-8 at public schools who are not proficient in reading, writing or math based on the statewide assessment. The Achievement Tutoring Program is expected to begin Oct. 2. Department officials previously…

By Jasmine Garsd On September 18, 2023 For many New York kids, summer break means a summer job. Or summer school. Or hanging out in the city with friends. For 13-year-old Vanessa, this summer was spent selling fruit snacks outside a subway stop in midtown Manhattan with her mother. Mango slices, watermelon chunks and cucumber…

On September 18, 2023 The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls.  “Denying education to girls is a violation of universal human…

By Thomas Addey et al. On September 2023 Summary Background Social inequalities in adult mortality have been reported across diverse populations, but there is no large-scale prospective evidence from Mexico. We aimed to quantify social, including educational, inequalities in mortality among adults in Mexico City. Methods The Mexico City Prospective Study recruited 150 000 adults aged…

Health care provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants expected to rise as their ranks grow faster than physicians’ By Jake Miller On September 14, 2023 At a glance: The proportion of health care visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the U.S. is increasing rapidly and now accounts for a quarter of…

Lack of conversations among the family members, and a more difficult access to healthcare are among the reasons responsible for the discrepancy. Daily Yonder by Center for Rural strategies and Liz Carey On September 16, 2023 When it comes to end-of-life wishes, a new study has found that while most people have end-of-life wishes, only…

The credit cards, which can promise patients deceptive no- or low-interest rates, are increasingly being offered in hospitals and physician offices. By Sydney Halleman On September 8, 2023 Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Medical credit cards are offered to patients in healthcare settings as a solution to pay off medical debt, often featuring enticing interest-free or deferred interest…

By Jim Salter and Summer Ballentine On September 12, 2023 ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors for the purpose of gender transition, citing a new state law that one clinic says “creates unsustainable liability” for health care workers. Washington University Transgender Center at…